Matthew 10:1-15 - The Twelve Commissioned And Sent Out

¹ And summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could expel [them] and could heal every disease and every sickness. ² Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, ³ Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector, James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, ⁴ Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot--the one who also betrayed him.

⁵ Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them saying, "Do not go on the road to the Gentiles, and do not enter into a city of the Samaritans, ⁶ but go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ⁷ And [as you] are going, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near!' ⁸ Heal those who are sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, expel demons. Freely you have received; freely give. ⁹ Do not procure gold or silver or copper for your belts. ¹⁰ Do not [take] a traveler's bag for the road, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff, for the worker [is] deserving of his provisions.

¹¹ And into whatever town or village you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay [there] until you depart. ¹² And [when you] enter into the house, greet it. ¹³ And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. ¹⁴ And whoever does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet [as you] are going out of that house or [that] town. ¹⁵ Truly I say to you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!

⁷ And he summoned the twelve and began to send them out two [by] two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. ⁸ And he commanded them that they take along nothing for the journey except only a staff--no bread, no traveler's bag, no money in their belts-- ⁹ but to put on sandals and not to wear two tunics. ¹⁰ And he said to them, "Whenever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there. ¹¹ And whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, [as you] go out from there, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them."

¹² And they went out [and] proclaimed that [people] should repent. ¹³ And they were expelling many demons and anointing many sick [people] with olive oil and healing [them].

¹ And summoning the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases, ² and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

³ And he said to them, "Take along nothing for the journey--neither a staff, nor a traveler's bag, nor bread, nor money, nor to have two tunics apiece. ⁴ And into whatever house you enter, stay there and depart from there. ⁵ And [as for] all those who do not welcome you--[when you] depart from that town, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them." ⁶ So they departed [and] went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.